The Home Office also gave the Metropolitan Police another £85,000 in March to extend its investigation.

Cops have made no arrests despite investigating 60 people and taking more than 1,300 witness statements.

The case of Madeleine McCann: the 10-year mystery that shocked a nation

The disappearance of Madeleine McCann in 2007 left the entire country stunned. As the case approaches its 10-year anniversary, we take a look back at the unsolved mystery that surrounds the missing girl

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Madeleine McCann has now been missing for 10 years

More than 500 lines of enquiry have also been probed and there are now just four detectives working on the case.

Parents Kate and Gerry, both 49, from Leicestershire, have always maintained hope she is still alive.